New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-31
FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW

FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW
HINTS AND COMMENTS GATHERED IN PUB
Lie PLACES.
al do not see how any Irishman can be drawn into
tho McGlynn and George movement by a contempla-
ton of Georges theories" said Joseph Medill. of
I" The Chicago Tribune" while was chatting with
him the other day. In fact, should think that
careful scrutny of the George theories would have
tho contrary tendency, that Is that IL would rerel
rishmen. In Ireland the controversy that has been
going for twenty years past with such intensity
that 1t has fna eonvulsed two continents hos been
long struggle for reduction OF rents aud their
fin abolition The Irish agitat0rs have bee aiming
at condition of things where there should be no
where there coud be small landed propretors.
Every concession made by the English Government
has been in the direction of reduced rents. The
English statesmen have thought that reduction OF
rents would at least be palliative. Now the George
theory, If know anything about it, would make all
taxes payable from the land What Is that but q
great rental II would be the aggregation OF all the
evils thst the Irish claim they have been suffering
under in ireland and from which they have been de-
| manding relief. How they possibly support a
movement for the establishment of such principle
| In this free country is than see. don't
| believe they can do it."
by ausiou the recent visit of Rr. Nc 6lynn to
| Chicago. " While DIR. McGlynn with u.s., said
| lir. Medil, /" 1 repeatedly asked him how he was
going reconcile the farmers of the country to the
George theory of raising all the puhlic revenue by
| tax oil the land He never dcigued to answer the
inquiries. told him that knew that be could mover
convert the farmers of Illinois. but that 1t would DO
sufficient for him to explain tn me no he could make
| the theory acceptable to the three hundred odd
| thousand of farmers in the State OF NewYork, who
have $4,000 square miles OF forming land. He DID
not answer even then and concluded that the failure
reply due to inability to reply satisfactorily
Mr. MedTI has led the way in the West in the matter
| of a reduction in tho price of daily morning news
papers. For nearly two years The Chicago Tribune y
| has been sold for cents per copy M Medili told
| me that the change had been financial success
"Wo increased circulation said he, " about 10
cent We had expected to doubo IT, but we're di'-
| appointed In that The increase was more than
sucient to make up for the decrease in tho
price and the increase IN advertising and tho better
rates we have able demand have madc tie net
results about 500 OOO year In favor OF the change
that agitation makes pertinent q conversation had
during the eek with Simon Ste ens, tho weli-known
attorney. Through his legal connections Mr. Stevens
has been obliged 10 make close study OF transpota
ton matters. lie was talking about the Erie lana
when he said 4" The great thing that Is needed 70
make the canal what 1t ougat to be Is speedy transit
That can only be brought about by the use OF steam
As motive power. The banks OF the canal will moi
permit OF steam at present The swash OF the
| propelng paddles wears away the banks. But u
would not be such gceat feat OF engineering TO make
these banks imperyious to steam propelers Masonry
would be expensive and would be subjected to some o
| the objections that pertain to common earth banks
| But the banks could be given long pitch ana then
covered with uuarred stone thrown in promiscuou,y
which would permit tug boats to ply aong the cana
"a rnpidly ms in open water. THIS sort OF work ha
already been tested the canals In Europe and no
an experiment
- ~ Eharie
Coon, who has been abroad recently to negotiat
financial matters, declares th,t there is steadl,
growing sentiment in England ia favor OF The chang
of their cumbersome financial system TO one OF NOR
modern and less intricate basis said he: " ne onl,
thing that can be said in defence OF the pound, shill
ing and prince enumeration Ia that 1t Is ancient ant
time.hoEorei. Tue time lost by tie English nation II
mixing computations under 1t could be computed II
long figures The decimal system is much lee; com
saving. You hear 1t quietly talked all over 'ondo
that Il Is desirable that decimal system should D.
adopted
L saw General Marmaduke, the Governor OF Miss
our going down to lis steamer on Wednesday to sal
Tor Europe. lie perpetrated pun which Tor Goy
ernor merits no less punishment than quarter.ng
reckon have everything need for the voyage, salt
he Have you got a rug ~ asked. "No,' Wa
the reply But am rugged myself"
,ome features of Western land Improvement wer
explained in a briei talk by John w Bookwalicr. III
has been detained from his foreign trip this summe
by the rapid growth OF country about his large farm
I'm Nebraska through which the railroads are pushing
their way He has cut up his laud into farms OF lo'
aeres each and has leased I25 of these farms on lon
term leases The leascholds vary in prizes according
| to location. The farms near the railroad are, o
course more valuable than those remote IRON tue I'm
of Transportation. The rentals average about szV'
n.r ear for ench farm This Ia much better SAT-
Mr. f,ookwalter. Hthan farming on large scalo, To-
several reasons. In tho first place, 1t develops tn
country and makes the property more valuable. II
| the next place IL makes each farmer An eventua
| settler who will want to buy the farn that he ha
been improving and making valuable. Then II Is NOR
rcmuneratve"
| Inouiring OF Mr.. Bookwaer about the genera
Western movement among agricultuiists, he SAID
aTho advantages of the West are so many and s.
obvious that old farms of the East have only one PEI
| ON which TO hang their mcrit-tha Ia. nerness To III
| great markets. Ii IL more than overbalanced hall
| dozen times BY the advantages OF the west I'D
| West has two markets. IL has the East ana m
West The people In the Mississippi! Valy and in tb
| Rocky Mountains and ON the Pacific Coast have a.
cot 10 be fed as well the people at the seaboard
| Then tho Western farmer has virgin soil, rs ha
the OF chea OF land or tte or no OK
in Gle airing his tract and OF of cultivation
| 1hcsc are substantial points OF advantage
| Colonel William L. Brown, who 10 the partner o
GBenn Wood In tho publication OF The Dali
| Newsr began lite on farm. He pitched hay and du
poators and cared for stock aud cut timber tor tn
| or three yexrs. The highest pay ne received az an
| time was a dollar and quarter day for summe
season when help w~s scarce. He ran across the oil
farmer for whom he worked that year while at Sars
toga last week. They estimated that bro~n ma
pitched about 100 tons OF hay. The Colonel practise
law in youngstown, Ohio, for some years. and had
reputation for the successful defence OF criminai'
youngstown Is near the Pennsylvania iiac, and tn
Colonel had the only complete set OF Pennsyivan,
law reports ia that region 1t gave him an advantag
Witch he vas not slow to improve. The Colonel 10
heavy man somewhat Of the old Dutch type with
big he ad and face and big brown mustache ho
| one of the best poker players In New-Yors, and WI
risk bet ON anything fro,n tho size OF ladys gioy
to horse race political fight He does not ies a
nolittt nj sympsthies away with his pontcai JUDI
pm.nt In Netting for hoard him oher the other day
bet good big sum that Foraker would defeat rowe
for Governor Of Ohio by over 90 600 majority.
gssds that Csrmlnafe Quickly.